Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 28, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-3323
CVE-2008-3323
Description
setup.exe before 2.573.2.3 in Cygwin does not properly verify the authenticity of packages, which allows remote Cygwin mirror servers or man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a package list containing the MD5 checksum of a Trojan horse package.
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References
9- cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-announce/2008-08/msg00001.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/31271nvd
- securityreason.com/securityalert/4051nvd
- www.security-objectives.com/advisories/SECOBJADV-2008-02.txtnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494756/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/30375nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2321nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44047nvd
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